Hometown Hero - Page 5

Hometown Heroes are people who serve other people, their community, and take pride in honoring, restoring, preserving, or celebrating an aspect of American hometown life, be it their work, passion, or pastime.

Saving St. James

by Curt Arens

In 2000, St. James, Neb., literally disappeared from state highway maps, leaving behind a single tavern and a vibrant Catholic parish as the only establishments left to anchor the Cedar County hamlet.

first appeared: 3/4/2007

Offering More than Chicken Sandwiches

Melonee McKinney Hurt

first appeared: 2/25/2007

Love for a Locomotive

by Vicki Cox

first appeared: 2/18/2007

Doctoring for Decades

by Marti Attoun

In 1947, Dr. Marjorie Roper opened her office at the back of the family business, O.L. Ferrell Drug Store, in Bullard, Texas. Sixty years later, the doctor is still in, treating generations of patients as if they were family.

first appeared: 1/21/2007

Honoring a Beloved Teacher

by Jodi M. Webb

During her 25 years as a third- grade teacher in Pottsville, Pa. (pop. 15,549), Karen Chattin-Ney not only taught more than 700 students reading, writing and arithmetic, she tried to instill the importance of helping others.

first appeared: 1/14/2007

Making Music with a Mission

by Karen Karvonen

Bob Rowe bursts into a chorus of “This Little Light of Mine,” and residents at the Grayling Nursing & Rehabilitation Community in Grayling, Mich., tap their toes and sing along—except for one woman, who slumps dejectedly in her wheelchair.

first appeared: 1/7/2007

Enabling Disabled Skiers

by Karen Karvonen

Colorado instructor overcomes barriers on the slopes

first appeared: 12/17/2006

Signing for Santa

by Kristen Tribe

Santa Claus sits in a plump, velvet chair in Plano, Texas, while children with gap-toothed grins, excited eyes and even a few tearful faces line up behind him.

first appeared: 12/10/2006

Serving on the Home Front

by Susan M. Sipprelle

Master Sgt. Minnie Hiller-Cousins of Passaic, N.J. (pop. 67,681), has spent most of her career helping others, both as a high school dropout prevention counselor and as a family assistance coordinator for the Army National Guard.

first appeared: 12/3/2006

Sharing the Reason for the Season

by Elizabeth M. Johnson

For many residents of Ventura County, Calif., the Christmas season starts when Nora Howells, 70, and Judy Crenshaw, 58, host “No Room at the Inn,” an annual December display of more than 600 Nativity scenes that raises money to help the homeless.

first appeared: 11/26/2006

Puppies in Training

When Otto, a cream-colored Labrador retriever, saw Judi From after a nine-month absence, his whole body quivered with excitement. With his tail thumping wildly, the lab danced around From as she warmly petted him—and then tearfully told him goodbye.

first appeared: 11/19/2006

Wild Mustangs of the Badlands

by Karen Karvonen

In 1988, Hyde bought an 11,000-acre ranch near Hot Springs, S.D. (pop. 4,129), to take in and release captured mustangs. He created the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary to protect not just wild horses and the prairies, but also America’s equine heritage.

first appeared: 11/12/2006

Caring Coaches

by Jake Shaw

Whether he intends it or not, the head football coach becomes a major influence on his players, making personal impressions that will ring long after the final gun is sounded.

first appeared: 10/22/2006

Rockin' Role Models

by Pam Windsor

Seventh- and eighth-graders pour into the gym at South Laurel Middle School in Laurel, Ky., quickly filling the bleachers.

first appeared: 10/22/2006

Training Rescue Teams

by Leah Ingram

“As a youngster I always had a dog, and I would train them to sit, stay and come,” says Melville, 72. “But I wanted to do more.”

first appeared: 10/15/2006

John Beltzer Writes Songs of Love

Struggling singer and songwriter John Beltzer was at a professional crossroads in 1996 when he came up with an idea that's helped thousands of chronic and terminally ill children.

first appeared: 9/17/2006

Emily Weinberger Orchestrates a Musical Gift

by Sheryl Kayne

When 13-year-old Emily Weinberger took the stage during a performance with the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra (GNOYO) in June 2006, she received a hero's welcome.

first appeared: 8/27/2006

Dan Eoff Champions Chuck Wagon Racing

by Margaret Dornaus

Championing the Chuck Wagon Races

first appeared: 8/20/2006

The Steven Curtis Chapman family supports adoption

by Katie Dodd

It was a song in the heart of Chapman's oldest daughter, Emily, that inspired Steven and wife Mary Beth to adopt three daughters from China and to start a foundation to help other families adopt.

first appeared: 8/13/2006

Hosting the Farmers Market

by Marti Attoun

Just 13, Lindsey Brenkus is an old hand at managing the Bellville Farmers Market, which she founded in 2003.

first appeared: 7/30/2006

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